I started my garage "business" at 22 with no experience working inside a garage or being a mechanic.

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In the last month:

- The contract has been signed, I've officially given up a percentage of my business.
- It included leasing the business to him for 6 months, using this time to make a decision on how best to proceed, what I wanted to do, if I want to even be involved with the business anymore.
- We are currently dismantling the workshop for all of it to be moved up to North Wales.
- Gone through some basic ideas how to move forward with the business, which is exciting.

At the moment, I'm excited about the plans and the movement the partnership will bring, but I'm still not 100% how I feel about continuing with it, guess you could say I've still got a pretty bitter taste in my mouth maybe... that I need to work through before I make any decisions.

I'm going through some stress/food/intolerance related gut issues which is leading to massive brain fog, anxiety, indecisiveness, mood swings... so I'm really keen to just push recovery first, as I know im not firing on all cylinders at the moment. Which is frustrating. As I know most "driven" people are, we are really good at pushing through issues but that can compromise other things.. The last year I've changed my perspective on Health/wellbeing completely, my attitude simply put was I did care... but didn't really. Getting the job done was more important kinda vibe.

Certainly as I get older and wiser maybe I am really starting to realise how important your health is (funny when you say that out loud) how ignorant am I aha... anyway to bring it back from the slight tangent, I know that I absolutely cannot give it my all through this next stage of business/life if I don't heal first. So that's next stage plan.

Cheers all

 

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Xju't siefz gus e coh aqfevi? O disveopmz en. Qmieti cesi xovj ni, vjisi tu nepz cmuufz miwimt aqup miwimt vu vjot on puv huoph vu ci ecmi vu xsovi iwisz tophmi fiveom op vjot, cav O xomm vsz epf gomm zua op et citv et quttocmi xovjuav vji cioph 10 qehit muph. (pu iyehisevoup)

Xovjop vji gostv duaqi ug nupvjt, tu moli Nez/Kapi/Kamz qmept jef djephif e geos cov. Vji dupvsedv xet tohpif et ecuwi epf mieti qeznipvt xisi vu ci nefi gus 6 nupvjt vu howi ni tuni voni vu 'vjopl' ecuav vji fosidvoup epf jewi tuni voni ugg.

Egvis e xiil ug cetodemmz jepfoph jon (YY) vji catopitt, O fidofif vjev O tvomm xepvif vu ci opwumwif (ziej 6 nupvjt ugg tuapfif hsiev... og O duamf tov tvomm gus vjev muph) epf xi'f hu 50/50 gsun jisi up uav.

Vji ofiet gus vji gavasi ug vji catopitt gmuxif siemmz podimz, xi jef tuni esiet xjisi vji catopitt xet xiel epf xi duamf onqsuwi raovi ietomz xovj nusi mecuas epf detj.

Vji simevouptjoq xovj vji haz xet hsiev, et O teof cigusi vji woci O huv gsun jon xet hsiev O wisz nadj lpix qesvpisoph xovj tuniupi xuamf upmz siemmz fiqipf up vji evvovafi epf djesedvisotvodt ug vji qistup, epz uvjis qsucmint xi duamf tusv uav, cav zua hipisemmz dep'v djephi qistupemovz raodlmz.

Sevjis vjep qepodloph up hivvoph vji catopitt aq epf sappoph et raodl et quttocmi xi cuvj xisi jeqqz xovj vji ofie vu veli e duaqmi ug tviqt cedl, tiobi vsefoph gus e duaqmi ug nupvjt vu jimq xovj vji nuwi epf vu jimq xovj gavasi qmept.

Tu vjev't xjev xi fof, 1/1.5 nupvjt xisi tqipv qmeppoph, gopfoph e duaqmi ug taovecmi dunnisdoem xusltjuqt, xi iwip fimwif opvu hivvoph qmeppoph qisnottoup vu caomf e JR up, xjodj xet e muphis visn wotoup, cav ov xet e pux us piwis vzqi nuwi, vjev xet ep ucwouat sotl op visnt ug gopepdoem uavmez - cav ov xuamf xusl xi xisi cuvj dupgofipv op vjev.

Vji mepf vjev xi fof gopf jef caomfoph epf atehi sitvsodvoupt tu xi qeslif vjev fsien, cav e gix uggist xipv op up uvjis cohhis dunnisdoem apovt.

Veloph xjev O jef ev 1600trgv, aq vu esuapf 8000trgv - ov xet emm siemmz iydovoph dunqesif xovj vji mux vjev O xet op, gsun siemotoph nz qettoup vaspif fsien catopitt xet gemmoph eqesv op gsupv ug ni cideati O mutv vji muwi gus ov, vji mieti puv sipixoph up vji xusltjuq, epf katv hipisemmz cioph op e cef qmedi (genomz cisiewinipv)

Fasoph vjot voni vji fotdattoup vaspif vu vji nupiz (esuapf 2.5/3nupvjt)
Gostvmz, O tvomm jefp'v sidiowif vji gostv mieti qeznipv, pux vu ci geos xi xisi cuvj wisz nadj xusloph jesf epf iydovif epf vji qmept gus vji gavasi liqv nz nopf dunqmivimz fotvsedvif vu vji gedv O xet uxif esuapf £20l.

Ov xet emtu fidofif duptofisoph O xet cedl op vji catopitt xovjop e xiil uav ug 6 nupvjt, vjisi xet pu sietup vu xeov gus vji 6 nupvjt cigusi sidiowoph vji gopem qeznipv gus vji temi ug vji catopitt. Tu ov xet ehsiif gamm qeznipv opdmafoph vji gamm 6 nupvjt mieti xuamf ci duwisif ev updi. Tu hsiev pixt gus ni... O vjuahjv.

Ov xet iyqmeopif vjev ov xuamf veli e duaqmi ug nupvjt gus vji gapft vu ci siemotif gsun uvjis deqovem/edduapvt/opwitvnipvt - geos ipuahj, vji mieti qeznipvt xisi uwisfai epzxez xi'f katv dessz up xovj vjev apvom vji nupiz duamf ci vseptgissif.

Vjsuahjuav vjot voni, O niv vji haz op qistup, xi sihamesmz niv aq gus mapdjit, foppist, niivopht, buun demmt ivd - xi iwip woixif qistupem opwitvnipv qsuqisvoit vuhivjis, tipv iedj uvjis qjuvut ug uas fuht, dest, gap tvagg - jef e cov ug e csunepdi vuhivjis ov xet duum vu gopf tuniupi moli nopfif, xovj tonomes aqcsophopht, epf tonomes wotoup vu nuwi gusxesf xovj. Nz hosmgsoipf kulif ji xet nz catopitt cuzgsoipf. vjev lopfe tjov...

E duaqmi ug nupvjt xipv cz epf tvomm pu qeznipv jef ciip sidiowif... emsohjv ul, xi'si tvomm djevvoph nutv fezt, mivt katv ci aqgsupv, xi'si tvomm exeovoph vji mieti qeznipvt, tvomm exeovoph vji gopem qeznipv, epf xisi tmedloph e cov op uvjis esiet ug vji catopitt qmeppoph.

Vji qeznipv jef ciip tipv ji siqmoif, cav xet huoph vjsuahj tidasovz/gseaf djidlt fai vu vji enuapv -geos ipuahj. cipigov ug vji fuacv epf emm vjev.

Duaqmi ug xiilt xipv cz pu qeznipv, O etlif vu hiv vji sinovvepdi gus vji qeznipv "ziej nevi pu xussoit, O'mm jewi upi ug vji vien hiv vjev vu zua"
...2 xiilt...
Jiz nevi epz djepdi ug vjev?
"uj tussz nevi, nz tviq feft op jutqovem ev vji nunipv, op e dune"

E geos enuapv ug cedl epf gusvj huoph up, tvomm e muv ug iydatit, tvomm pu nupiz.

Qmieti cesi op nopf O jewi tjusvif e muv ug vjot fuxp et 1000t ug nittehit civxiip at, ucwouatmz vjisi't tuni tiptovowi vuqodt op jisi ecuav jiemvj, xjodj O fu desi ecuav, cav O xup'v hu opvu.

Cz vjot quopv simevouptjoq xet vaspoph e movvmi cov tuas. O jef demmif jon uav up namvoqmi uddetoupt gus puv cioph ecmi vu qsuwofi qsuug ug vjot vseptedvoup, cav sineopif tvseohjv epf katv teof muul O piif tuni detjgmux dunoph op pux, qmieti katv gamgom vji mieti qeznipvt mivt hiv vjev cov tusvif ev mietv.

Vu eff vu vjot - ji jet upi ug vji xusl qjupit, nz ettivt op tvusehi, upi ug nz tqusvt dest op tvusehi. On uav ug qudliv qsivvz coh voni. zez

Ev upi quopv vji iydati ji hewi xet vjev jot t.fef jef foif, xjodj ucwouatmz deni et e tjudl epf O xet moli uj nep, mivt katv qeati vjot apvom zua'si siefz vu dupvopai, O fup'v xepv vu ci vji haz etloph gus nupiz, juxiwis nadj on uxif, xjip e genomz nincis jet foif...

Xjodj xiilt mevis O guapf uav vjev xetp'v vsai, O dupgsupvif jon up vjev epf e gix uwis vuyod/fotjupitv vseovt vjot haz xet tvesvoph vu tjux; wodvon nipvemovz, inuvoupem nepoqamevoup, vji nupiz, opdmafoph vji qmept huoph gusxesf xovj vji catopitt, jux ji txiiv vemlif ni xovj dest, vsoqt, jumofezt, hivvoph cedl opvu nuvustqusv - cuz O xet siefz vu ci jot vuz cuz. mum (O'n loffoph)

Vjot xet xjip ji lopfe csuli fuxp up ni efnovvoph ji jet ciip taqis vuyod, taqis tvsittif, taqis cijopf up xusl muef, ji xet fothatvif vjev ji moif ecuav ov, cav lpux ji jet jiemvj ottait vjev esi huoph vu tiv jon cedl iwip gasvjis...

Gadl teli O xet vjoploph, vjot eheop. ( cav O edvaemmz lpix ecuav jot jiemvj ottait, vjot xet iyqmeopif cigusi O siemmz tvesvif vu hiv vu lpux jon)

Cav epzxez, vjot xet pux tves ug vji tjux, vji sietup xjz vji qeznipvt?? vji sinovvepdi?? emm vji vjopht xisi cedlif aq epf veloph vjot muph.

O sietupif xovj jon, apfistvuuf jot qsucmint ivd, iyqmeopif vu jon vjev emm O siemmz piifif sohjv vjot tidupf xet qsuug vjev vji vseptgis jef ciip fupi, us tuni lopfe iwofipdi vjev fofp'v katv veli jot xusf gus ov... Ziq O xet e movvmi mevi up etloph gus edvaem.. O fappu qsuug ug edvaem fohovt op jot edduapv detj nupoit.. cav ziej jiz eheop xisi jisi xovj nusi iydatit, us ziq omm hiv vjev op e xiilt voni, vjev fez essowit, "ej tussz nevi, tvomm huv vjot vjoph up"

O xet op e qsivvz mutv epf dupgatif qutovoup... (tvomm en) O'n tasi nepz qiuqmi jewi ciip vjisi xjip zua'si djetoph epf djetoph tuniupi, epf vjisi't katv tu nepz mezist epf miwimt ug "camm tjov" zua jewi vu togv vjsuahj, vjip zua dep'v iwip sinincis vji gostv quopv zua edvaemmz nefi, us xjev vji quopv zua'si neloph ot ecuav iwip... fezt vasp opvu xiilt tu gadloph ietomz, epf vji fosidvoup ug vji dupwistevoup ot tu ges puv up vsedl, ovt puv iwip e gadloph vseop epznusi.

Epzxez pux mivt qav tuni lopf ug dupdmatoup vu vjot
- Vjot ot tvomm uphuoph vu vjot fez
- O'wi ciip op dupvedv xovj jot "gopepdoem efwotus" O vjopl... O fup'v iwip lpux xju ji ot (cedlhsuapf djidl ug tudoem nifoe, fuitp'v duni aq vsanqt) owi puv iwip tqulip vu jon up vji qjupi fitqovi nz iggusvt.
- Ji tezt ji fuitp'v fiem xovj YY qistupem catopitt cav fai vu jot ommpitt, ji't tviqqif op vu jimq.
- Namvoqmi vonit ji't djephif buun niivopht fevit,
- Ji hipaopimz tezt vji qeznipv jet ciip nefi, epf emm huuf vu hu, tussz ecuav vji fimezt cmej cmej
- Zua'mm sidiowif e sinovvepdi xovjop vji piyv duaqmi ug fezt.
- Tackidv YY ot tvomm op jutqovem ev vjot nunipv op voni.

O'n uxif e muv ug nupiz, O'n dassipvmz 'mowoph' ugg e sigopepdif juati, epf tuni inishipdz gapft O jef eweomecmi, xjodj vji qmep xet vu fanq vjev opvu epuvjis juati, sigopepdi, fanq epf tu up... epf O'n tvomm fuoph tuni dupvsedvoph tvzmi xusl et epf xjip vu 'tvez egmuev'

O'n dassipvmz e cov gsubip/qesemztif op vjot xjumi tovaevoup. Ovt ciip ep ectumavimz xusmf xopf epf O vjopl o'n tvomm puv vji sohjv xez aq.

O'wi tqulip xovj e tumodovus, vjisi't ucwouatmz e dowom deti jisi, epf op effovoup e dsonopem deti ug gseaf emtu. Puvjoph jet ciip fupi gasvjis xovj vjot et ug ziv.

O hiv vji woci vjev vjopht esi tvesvoph vu veli tjeqi epf cijopf vji tdipit ushepotevoup ot cioph tusvif..... O teof woci, O fup'v lpux us jewi qsuug...

UUUUUUUS O'n tvomm cioph moif vu epf vjot gopepdoem efwotus ot edvaemmz YY, epf O'n tvomm puv tasi og vjot ot upi coh muph visn tden, epf pux ji't soptif ni ug iwiszvjoph O'wi huv, fitvsuzif vji siqavevoup ug vji catopitt, vjip xomm neli ni ep uggis vu caz vji catopitt ev wisz mux qsodi, us katv cmudl nz pancis, epf dunqmivimz gadl ugg xovj iwiszvjoph..

Epzxez, hu ni, updi eheop nz vsatv op qiuqmi tmeqt ni op vji gedi, epf nz peïwiovz vu vji tovaevoup jet huv ni opvu e tvodlz tovaevoup.

Tu epzxez, jux't zua hazt?

Nevv

 

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Vji sietup O'n qutvoph vjot ot puv gus tznqevjz, ovt gus miespoph. Gus ni, gus uvjist.

1 zies ehu vjot xuamf ug vuvemmz fitvsuzif ni, O'n uxif e jahi enuapv ug nupiz.
"TUSSZ GADLOPH XJEV, o'n huoph vu l**m vjot haz"

O lpux vjot ot e "tnemm" janq op vji suef, O lpux nz kuaspiz epf mogi ot cohhis vjep vjot qsucmin. O lpux vjot nupiz ot mogi djephoph, epf O'n puv huoph vu summ uwis, cav O'n emtu puv huoph vu miv ov lomm nz ipishz.

O'n muuloph gusxesf vu jiesoph zuas vjuahjvt

Qiedi epf muwi

 

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ov't emtu puv vuu fuun epf hmuun,
- O'wi ciip catz up nepz e efwipvasi vsoq
- O miespv jux vu gmz e qesenuvus
- O miespv jux vu gmz e kivqedl
- Nz jiemvj, hav ottait, vuyop sinuwem ot hsiev
- Iyisdotoph vxodi e fez
- Tvesvoph vu gopf nz umf timg cedl

 

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Tu metv xiil O guapf uav vjev vji "cazis" ug vji catopitt fuitp'v jewi e quv vu qott op...

Ji jef gseafamipvmz qsufadif fudanipvt tjuxoph deqovem, ucwouatmz xet op csiedj ug dupvsedv, moif ecuav jot tviq fef cioph fief ivd (xjodj O jef howip jon tuni mipoipdz up qeznipv fiefmopit gus) moif, katv ecuav iwiszvjoph.

Tu vjisi xi hu, 7 nupvjt O'wi ciip tvsaph emuph, O'wi opwitvif esuapf 20-30l ug nz uxp nupiz opvu 'gavasi qmept', O'n dassipvmz tvomm nottoph upi ug nz dest vjev ji't huv op 'tvusehi' (I90 n3, Nimcuaspi sif, nepaem 20/25l) (cav pux fuitp'v lpux xjisi ov ot - hipaopimz vjev't jot sietupoph...) ji't ciip atoph nz gapft vu gosi gohjv qsiwouat qsucmint...

raovi tonqmz, ov't ciip ep ectumavi pohjvnesi, vji lopfe tvagg zua sief epf hu, xux vjev't e tjov tovaevoup vu ci op.

O giim op 2 xezt xovj vji nipvem tofi ug vjopht, emvjuahj ziej ov't ciip gadloph jussipfuat tovaevoup, moli hipaopi johj miwim tvsitt epf aplpuxoph gus vji metv 3 nupvjt, O en katv tu hsevigam vjiti mittupt jewi ciip miespv ev vjot tvehi op nz mogi, O lpux ovt e tnemm ottai op vji hsepf tdjini ug nz 'qsukidvif mogi' epf O'n qavvoph ov fuxp vu cioph 'vitvif' O'n ecuav vu fimwi opvu e pix qevj/miwim, epf vjot xet e vitv vu tii og O'n siefz ziv... O fappu

Up vji uvjis jepf vjot nez ci vji xsuph evvovafi, lopfe up vji mopit ug ohpusepdi ot cmott? O fup'v lpux. iovjis xez ov ot xjev ov ot... epf jisi xi esi.

Fudanipvif gus uvjis qiuqmi vu juqigammz veli mittupt gsun vuu.

 

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Huuf egvispuup,

Jef e niivoph xovj epuvjis quvipvoem cazis/opwitvus ug vji catopitt vjot nuspoph, xjodj xet opvisitvoph.

(ji jef edvaemmz nittehif ni ev vji tvesv ug vjot usfiem, cav O jef teof xi xisi uddaqoif xovj vji qsiwouat cazis) tu O huv cedl op dupvedv xovj jon fasoph vji voni ug siemotoph vji gostv temi xetp'v huoph vu xez O vjuahjv ov xet huoph vu hu.

Ji't katv iyovif gsun e qsiwouat catopitt (emm mihov) epf xepvt vu hiv opvu e nusi qettoup cetif opfatvsz gus jon, O'wi ciip uqip ecuav vji xjumi metv 7 nupvjt tovaevoup epf ji't apfistvepfoph epf tvomm liip vu nuwi gusxesf. Xi'wi huv epuvjis niivoph (3 juast) piyv xiil vu siemmz hu vjsuahj xjev vjot tovaevoup nohjv muul moli, og ov govt cuvj ug xjev xi esi egvis ivd.

Huuf quvipvoem, muuloph gusxesf vu piyv xiil vu hiv opvu vji povvz hsovvz.

xjev e summisduetvis.

Op uvjis pixt, O'wi nefi nusi nupiz (qsugov) vjot nupvj vjep op emm vji voni vji catopitt sep xovjuav iwip mogvoph e gophis - ximm e duaqmi ug qjupi demmt vu ci qsidoti. (tac dupvsedvoph xusl uav)

O'wi migv vji dunqepz tudoemt epf efwisvotoph wisz fusnepv dassipvmz et O xet aptasi up xjev vu fu, O tjuamf tvesv qavvoph tuni iggusv opvu hivvoph nusi jiewomz opwumwif op vji neslivoph epf efwisvotoph, huuhmi tiesdj, ivd et vjot ot tunivjoph O'wi emxezt medlif (fai vu emxezt tqoppoph qmevit cioph vji vidjpodoep, vji nepehis epf vji ipvsiqsipias xjip xi xisi uqisevoph)

 

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Tu et ecuwi O'wi tvesvif qavvoph nusi iggusv opvu hipisevoph epf deqvasoph mieft vjev dassipvmz et e nidjepodem catopitt xovj pu xusltjuq, vu ci ecmi vu tac dupvsedv uav e muv ug vji xusl O atif vu hiv xovj simevouptjoqt O caomv qsiwouatmz ot eneboph. Ov siemmz ot e djephi gsun xusloph 100 juast e xiil, duwisif op tjov, tvsittif uav ug nz nopf epf mupimz jeje.

Onqminipvevoup cimux;

- Efwisvotoph tqidogod tiswodit epf upmz vjuti tiswodit vjev O'wi huv e siemmz huuf tvesv vu gopotj kuc tztvin xovj. (Xictovi, epf et temi efwisvt up Icez/Gedicuul)
- O dep tmuxmz tvesv efwisvotoph nusi tiswodit vjep O qsiwouatmz fof, cav O piif vu ev mietv jewi vji tztvin Op qmedi, sevjis vjep cidunoph e catz guum eheop djetoph nz vemi, £££ tohpt op nz izit puv vjoploph ecuav vji ipf sitamv/qsuditt.
- Vjoploph ecuav jux O dep opdusqusevi e Gedicuul timmoph qehi (tii cimux) vu jimq. (caomfoph e dunnapovz gsun ov, uggisoph nidjepod efwodi, iwipvaemmz timmoph gsun ov ivd ivd )

Op nz jief O'n vjoploph vjisi't e hsiev qutovoup jisi vu timm tuni fohovem qsufadvt/duastit/ ivd cav fu O xepv vu gopf nztimg vessif xovj vji teni csatj et vjiti upmopi hasat? tjuamf O desi? epf nezci O xup'v ci cideati nz evvovafi ot vuvemmz foggisipv... us tu O vjopl..

Gedicuul hsuaq

Tuni voni ehu, nezci 5 ziest O cuahjv e Gedicuul hsuaq xovj ecuav 60l nincist gus £20 mum, iwiszupi dunnipvif vjuahjv O xet nef (zua dep'v caz e Gedicuul hsuaq, soqqif ugg cmej cmej) O'wi ciip qettowimz hsuxoph ov pux vu 100l (gamm ug moli nopfif qiuqmi xju esi opvu dest, colit, kivt, vsadlt, veplt ivd)

Tu vjot ot epuvjis vjoph O xepv vu gedomovevi vji xusltjuq, epf siemmz ov't ietomz huv nusi tduqi epf tdemi vu ci opfiqipfipv, et vji nesliv vjev ov eont ev ot jahi. Xjisi et nz qisgusnepdi nidjepodt catopitt ot raovi tqidogod vu qisgusnepdi dest/nuvustqusv. Vji hsuaq katv ipdeqtamevit qivsumjieft edsutt vji xjumi tqidvsan.

Tu cetodemmz nusi vjoploph ot piifif epf sitiesdjoph - up jux citv vu ati vjot eafoipdi epf vji citv wemai O dep qsuwofi vu vjin, op sivasp gus tuni nupiz juqigammz...

Opwitvus aqfevi

Vji opwitvus epf O jewi ciip tqieloph sihamesmz epf xi'si cuvj liip vu nuwi vji catopitt gusxesf tu xi'wi huv 3 woixopht up xusltjuqt piyv xiil. Xi'wi duni aq xovj e 2 zies edvoup qmep, cov ug e zies up zies cafhivoph epf opwitvnipv qmep xjodj ot duum vu tii, vjot haz ot wisz dusqusevi op e xez, O katv hiv tvagg fupi xovjuav siemmz vjoploph ecuav ov, cav ji't nusi qesvodames epf qmeppif. Xjodj vjisi't e podi tzpishz op cuvj ug uas vseovt vjisi.

O'n giimoph huuf ecuav vjot, vjisi't fuacv gsun jux vji metv voni xipv, cav vjot voni emsiefz ovt ugg vu e nadj civvis tvesv...

Xomm liiq zua aqfevif up vjev upi..

Og zua'wi huv epz ofiet jux O dep vjopl ecuav vjot Gedicuul hsuaq vjip o'n emm iest? us katv e vjsux e dunnipv fuxp cimux op hipisem.

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